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Thenτότεthe soldiersοἱ στρατιῶταιcut awayἀπέκοψανthe ropesτὰ σχοινίαof the boatτῆς σκάφηςandκαὶletεἴασανitαὐτὴνfall away.ἐκπεσεῖν
Acts 27:32
Study it in the app“Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat and let it fall away.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 27:32, word by word
- Thenτότεtote
then
Then, at that time.
Where else “tote” appears- the soldiersστρατιῶταιstratiōtai
soldier
Soldier.
Where else “stratiōtai” appears- cut awayἀπέκοψανapekopsan
cut off
Cut off.
Where else “apekopsan” appears- the ropesσχοινίαschoinia
cord, rope
Cord, rope.
Where else “schoinia” appears- of the boatσκάφηςskaphēs
lifeboat, skiff
Small boat, skiff, such as a ship's lifeboat.
Where else “skaphēs” appears- letεἴασανeiasan
let
Not to stop someone from doing something; to let him.
Where else “eiasan” appears- fall awayἐκπεσεῖνekpesein
fall off
To come loose from where it was and drop to the ground or into the water.
Where else “ekpesein” appears
The context
31Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.”
32 · This verse (above)
33And until day was about to dawn, Paul kept urging everyone to take food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day that you have continued waiting and without food, having taken nothing.
To study Acts 27 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul tell the men on the ship as the storm drags on, and why? (vv. 21-26)
2. What it means
When the sailors want to escape in the boat, why does Paul say they must stay on the ship? (vv. 30-32)
3. How I live it
In the storm, Paul urged everyone to eat and not lose hope (vv. 33-36). How do you stay calm and look after others in a crisis?